Stadium seat



Feb 2? 340 c. H. 'CQX STADIUM SEAT Filed Nov. 18, 1930 Patented Feb. 27,1934 STADIUM SEAT Charles H. Cox, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application November 18, 1930 Serial No. 496,394

2 Claims.

The subject of my invention is a stadium seator back for the fiatbenches commonly provided in stadia for football, baseball and trackcompetitions.

My device consists of a back to be attached to a fiat bench. It consistsof a curved back which has two rods axially fixed but rotatably mountedthereon, said rods having a bent portion spaced from said back and,beyond said bent portions,

19 hooks adapted to engage with the front of-the bench for which mydevice forms a back.

For a. further exposition of my invention reference may be had to theannexed drawing and specification at the end whereof my invention willbe specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my device attached to a bench.

Figure 2 is a plan view of my device.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the device as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail view showing the rod attached to the back.

In the embodiment of my invention chosen for illustration in the drawingthere is shown a seat or bench 1, such as is commonly provided in astadium. This bench forms no part of my invention but my device is anattachment adapted to be connected thereto to form a back for the flatbench.

In the embodiment shown my device consists of a back 2 of wood, fiber,composition or other suitable material. The back 2 may conveniently becurved as shown in the drawing. To the back 2 there are attached,adjacent either end, curved rods 3, which have spaced from the back 2,bent portions 4 and, at the opposite ends from said back, books 5adapted to engage the front of the seat or bench. The rods 3 areattached to the back 2, as is best seen in Figure 4, by means offastenings 6, which are attached to the backs 2 by screws or other meansand which have an opening through which one of the ends '7 of the rods 3projects so that the rods 3 are axially fixed with respect to the back 2but are rotatable with respect thereto. This rotatable movement of rods3 permits the rods and the forward portions thereof containing the books5 to be folded into the plane of the back 2, as is indicated in Figure2. This permits of convenient storage of the devices in a much smallerspace than would otherwise be the case.

I do not intend to be limited in the practice of my invention save asthe scope of the prior art and of the attached claims may require.

I claim:

1. A stadium seat including a back of solid material, fasteningsattached to the rear portion of said back and each having an opening inits rear face, and rods extending between said back and said fasteningsand having ends bent from the axis of said rods and extending throughsaid openings in said fastenings so that said rods are axially fixed butrotatably mounted relative to said back, said rods having bendsintermediate their length and spaced from said back, and having hooks attheir ends spaced from said bends, the portion of said rods between saidbends and said hooks serving as a seat engaging portion.

2. A stadium seat comprising a wooden. back, a pair of rods turnablysecured to the back and each having a bent portion spaced from the backand having hooks at the opposite ends from the back, and means forpreventing the back from sliding on the rods in either direction.

CHARLES H. COX.

Ill

